County Clipboard: Ashen leads team to title

Bill Ashen was named All-America for the fifth time after helping lead King Mountain Fog to a 60-over National Men's Volleyball title in Louisville, Ky.

A 6-foot-4 middle blocker for the Fog, Ashen averaged 4.3 blocks per match and a few kills, compiling a .586 hitting percentage.

Ashen, a North Salinas High volleyball coach, has been a part of seven national championship age group volleyball teams for the Fog, who were 9-0 in the tournament.

Souktani to Riverside

Laila Souktani has been recruited to play as a setter for the UC Riverside volleyball team.

A former all-league setter at Monterey High in 2010, Souktani spent the last two years at Glendale Junior College, finishing with more than 1,000 sets in her two seasons there.

The head coach at UC Riverside is former Monterey High setter Michelle Patton.

Synchronized sensations

Kalea Hall led a contingent of medal winners for the Cypress Swim Club with four titles at the San Francisco Synchronized Swimming Championships.

Competing in the 8-under division, Hall claimed novice titles in the figures and solo routines, then combined with Gianna Aiello to win the duet, and Aiello and Asha Johnston to capture the trio competition.

Johnston was a champion in the 11-12 figures and solo events while Xena Craft won a gold medal in the 11-12 intermediate figures competition.

The 13-15 intermediate team of Kaysie Castillo, Sierra Deal, Natalia Kaufman, Emily Mustoe, Patricia Fischbeck and Julie Wagner took second, as did the duet team of Castillo and Fischbeck.

Deal and Mustoe were third in the duet while Wagner and Allan Perez Palma finished fourth. Castillo was second in the solo and fourth in the figures while Perez Palma was third in the solo.

Wagner also placed third in the 12-under age group division in the solo while Fischbeck and Kaufman were fifth in the 13-15 duet.

Whitfield an Otter

The CSUMB women's soccer team has landed Morgan Whitfield, who is transferring from Ball State as a sophomore.

Whitfield was an all-state player at Bonneville High in Ogden, Utah. She is the daughter of former King City High, Hartnell College and Weber State quarterback David Stireman.

Legacy water polo is offering two four-week splashball classes for ages 5-10 from 10 to 11 a.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday through July 3. Another session will run July 8 to Aug. 1.

A youth polo/high school class from 10 a.m. to noon will start Monday , as well as a high school class for intermediate and advanced players from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Carmel.

A beginning water polo class for youths ages 7-13 begins Monday and runs through July 3. A second class runs July 8 to Aug. 1 from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. An eight-week swim conditioning for water polo class starts on Monday from 8 to 9:30 a.m.

Lacrosse camp

The Rhino lacrosse camp for boys ages 10-18 will be held Sunday through June 20 at Stevenson School. Call Bruce Dini at 626-8384 or see rhinolacrosse.com.

Baseball camp

Monte Vista Christian will hold a summer baseball camp for grades 1-5 June 24-28, and for grades 6-9 July 8-12. Fee is $225. See MVCS.org/Summer Camps.

The city of Salinas and Hartnell College will conduct a basketball camp from 1 to 4 p.m. July 15-19 for grades 4-8. Fee is $15. Register at the Salinas Recreation Center, 320 Lincoln Ave.

Officials needed

Officials are needed for the fall season for high school football, volleyball and water polo. Training is provided. Call 375-3301 or email mark@psirefs.com.